Main Title |
Investigation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Discharges to Water in the Vicinity of Buffalo, New York. |
Author |
Kuzia, E. J. ;
Black, J. J. ;
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CORP Author |
New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation, Albany. ;Roswell Park Memorial Inst., Buffalo, NY.;Environmental Protection Agency, Chicago, IL. Great Lakes National Program Office. |
Year Published |
1985 |
Report Number |
EPA-R-005566; EPA/905/4-85/002; |
Stock Number |
PB85-234672 |
Additional Subjects |
Aromatic polycyclic hydrocarbons ;
Water pollution ;
Iron and steel industry ;
Sediments ;
Water analysis ;
Oil storage ;
Assessments ;
Sites ;
Sources ;
Sewers ;
Industrial wastes ;
Concentrations(Composition) ;
Chemical analysis ;
New York ;
Water pollution sampling ;
Water pollution detection ;
Buffalo(New York)
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PB85-234672 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
136p |
Abstract |
Eastern Lake Erie and the upper Niagara River basin were sampled for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) to assess their distribution and sources. Twenty-five sites were sampled using polypropylene substrates. Five areas were identified as having relatively high PAH contamination. These were Lake Erie at the mouth of Smoke Creek, the Union and Lackawanna Ship Canals, the Buffalo River, Two Mile Creek, and the Buffalo Sewer Authority. Subsequent sampling and analyses of sediments, water, and polypropylene substrates confirmed the preliminary findings. The sources of the PAH were attributed to steel manufacturing operations (Lake Erie at the mouth of Smoke Creek and Union and Lackawanna Ship Canals) and oil storage facilities (Two Mile Creek). The Buffalo Sewer Authority was sampled directly in the outfall, and the analytical results identified it as a source of PAH to the Niagara River. The Buffalo River had several PAH inputs near the South Park Bridge. In addition to the areas identified as having high PAH contamination, there was a generalize PAH contamination throughout the study area. |
Supplementary Notes |
Prepared in cooperation with Roswell Park Memorial Inst., Buffalo, NY. |
NTIS Title Notes |
Final rept.. |
PUB Date Free Form |
Feb 85 |
Category Codes |
13B; 7D; 68D; 99A |
NTIS Prices |
PC A07/MF A01 |
Primary Description |
905/00 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
528324982 |
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NTIS |
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CAT |